Jesse Ventura recently weighted in on the DEA's recent sucker punch of the American people by their (continued) decision to keep marijuana a schedule 1 drug (along with heroin & LSD). The former governor of Minnesota and author of "Jesse Ventura's Marijuana Manifesto" penned the commentary for CNBC recently giving it the title "The DEA has 'just been toying' with us on legalizing marijuana." It is refreshing to see the continued critical mass of voices speaking out publicly to blast the ridiculous and outdated decision to keep the plant in the Schedule 1 category. Like a ricochet, the social media and popular commentary immediately reacted to the transparent move by the questionable governement agency. Ventura's closing paragraphs give hope and potential solutions for a near-future when this healing plant can empower the American people away from the control, multitude of dangers and ineffectiveness of pharmaceutical drugs forced upon us by a monopolistic medical cartel.

"We have to stop thinking that the federal government knows best because it doesn't. Over half the country wants marijuana to be legalized. Just to put that into perspective: We haven't seen that kind of universal agreement on who we want as the next president!

To me, that means it's time for the government to stop opposing marijuana because it's the government's job to carry out the will of the people. The people have clearly spoken. Scientific research, though conveniently ignored, has also spoken. If the DEA won't step aside, we'll just have to make them obsolete." -Jesse Ventura